Xie Juxing
Memories transmitted through magic are not fully transferred; the recipient can only see the most profound fragments.
When they returned to reality from their memories, Qi Yuan and Mu Qinghuai stood there stunned, speechless for a long time.
She hugged Mu Qinghuai tenderly, and he responded in kind.
"We must kill Ruan Yiyun," Qi Yuan said softly.
"Um."
The two tacitly avoided mentioning what they had seen in their memories.
"Your Highness, you mustn't go in!" a servant shouted from outside, his sharp voice piercing through the doorway.
"Hmm? What's wrong with me going in? I heard the Demon Lord brought a woman back to the palace?" the young palace master said arrogantly.
She kicked open her mouth, pointed at Mu Qinghuai, and asked loudly, "Hey, is this the girl Father was talking about?"
Qi Yuan said calmly, "It's me."
The palace master, hands on his hips, declared in a booming voice, "He likes you!!"
The two were taken aback. Mu Qinghuai's expression was somewhat unnatural, and he coughed lightly, "She knows."
"Thank you," Qi Yuan suddenly said.
"What! I just... I just think he's too slow!" The palace master blushed under his gaze and slammed the door as she left.
How much longer do you have left before you turn eighteen?
"There's still a little over a month left. I'm just waiting for that day to see that man."
Mu Qinghuai looked slightly annoyed and said in a low voice, "Just who is that person...?"
Qi Yuan spoke up: "Since Ruan Yiyun and Yun Qing are in cahoots, and Ruan Yiyun also knew about the puppetry, how could he allow Yun Qing to target Xie Juxing?"
"Maybe it was Ruan Yiyun who released him. I wonder what he's up to. The fact that we're having no leads on Yun Qing's case is also related to him," he said, frowning slightly.
"Zhu Fu. I must become stronger, the strongest...! I must kill him. But even my parents, who were at the Great Ascension stage, were harmed by his evil magic..." Qi Yuan lowered her head as she finished speaking.
“My parents are also at the Mahayana stage… That Black City must be destroyed. Perhaps, Ruan Yiyun also has people he is wary of, people he cannot defeat,” he said.
Suddenly, the phrase "That person is no longer here" popped into Qi Yuan's mind. She had a flash of inspiration and said, "He exists, but that person is no longer alive. From now on, the person he can't beat will be me."
"Okay. You become the number one in the world. I'll be your subordinate." Mu Qinghuai gently took her hand.
"Okay." She smiled brightly, like the spring sunshine that melts away the ice and snow.
"Are you... going back to the Silver Bamboo Sect soon?" He lowered his eyes, his tone disappointed.
Qi Yuan lifted a lock of his long hair, brought it to her lips, and kissed it, softly replying, "Mmm. I'll always be thinking of you."
Mu Qinghuai's ears turned red, and he nervously swallowed, "Okay..." His voice was trembling.
“Young Master Rabbit,” she smiled, “I have to go back now.”
He clumsily opened the crack, and Qi Yuan lightly tapped his face like a chick pecking at rice. Mu Qinghuai stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
Qi Yuan coughed awkwardly, then said earnestly and solemnly, "Once this is done, I want to marry you and make you my ghost queen."
"Okay. I'll marry you." Mu Qinghuai smiled, his expression relaxing.
"Goodbye, Zhu Fu." She looked back one last time with reluctance, then jumped into the crevice and emerged from the Huai River Bridge.
A text message arrived, and when she opened it, it told her to return to the sect immediately. Without stopping, she flew back to the Silver Bamboo Sect on her sword.
"What happened?" she asked anxiously as she ran into the main peak.
A pink-clad figure hugged her first: "Senior sister!! I missed you so much!"
Qi Yuan murmured uncertainly, "Scoop...to go?"
"Senior Sister, the important thing is that Junior Sister has returned," Ye Munian said.
"But didn't she become a puppet? How did she disappear? She..."
“Wei Shuang will explain everything clearly in a moment,” Yun Xingjun interrupted her.
"Yes, Master." Qi Yuan bowed her head and sat down.
"Come here, Juxing, let me introduce you. This is your junior sister, Wu Rongqiu." Yun Xingjun said with a smile.
"Hello, Junior Sister!" Xie Juxing warmly shook Wu Rongqiu's hand, while the other seemed rather awkward in comparison: "Hello, Senior Sister Xie."
Yunxingjun said, "Come, let's get down to business. Juxing, how did you become a puppet, and how did you come back? Why don't you tell us?"
Xie Juxing gave Yun Xingjun a look, and said excitedly, "My mother wouldn't allow me to go on training, so I ran away from home in a fit of anger. I ran into Senior Brother Yun outside, but I didn't expect him to turn me into a puppet. After Senior Sister Qi rescued me and brought me back to Lingguang Pavilion, Yun Qing kidnapped me again. Fortunately, a kind person drove Yun Qing away! That person also dripped a magical potion on me, and my puppet state disappeared, so I returned to the sect."
"Junior sister, you're so lucky! It's good that you're back safe and sound!" Ye Munian clapped his hands and cheered.
Ye Hanyun asked, "But who is that kind person? Why was he able to develop an antidote for puppetry?"
Qi Yuan remained silent. Xie Juxing's words were nonsensical and full of doubts. Putting aside the issue of time, he was vague about every key point.
Where did she meet Yun Qing? Where did Yun Qing take her after abducting her? Where did she meet the kind person? Did the kind person do a good deed anonymously and just leave?
She looked at Yun Xingjun, who simply said kindly, "Good! It's good that you're back! If I happen to meet that kind person again, I will definitely thank him in person."
Qi Yuan: ?
Xie Juxing muttered, "Master, I haven't seen my senior brothers and sisters for so long, shouldn't we be given some space to be alone together?"
"Alright, you can all go back now. Chat some more and don't let your feelings fade!" Yun Xingjun waved his hand, his smile meaningful.
The group bowed and hurriedly left the main peak. Among them, Wu Rongqiu was the most embarrassed. She scratched her head and whispered, "Senior brothers and sisters, I'll be going now..."
The others didn't stop her. Qi Yuan frowned. She saw Xie Juxing run towards Wu Rongqiu's direction and follow her junior sister up the peak.
Qi Yuan felt that Xie Juxing would definitely contact her. Coincidentally, she also had many questions to ask Xie Juxing.
Sure enough, a figure appeared at Hong Linfeng that evening: "Senior sister, I'm coming in."
"Go in," she said calmly.
Xie Juxing sat on the bed naturally, swinging his legs: "Senior Sister! I missed you so much! Has your cultivation improved again during this time?"
“I didn’t miss you. You have to be obedient and not cause me any trouble. Your cultivation has reached the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.” Qi Yuan didn’t sit down next to her, but instead sat in a chair. “Senior sister will ask you a few questions, and you must answer them truthfully.”
"Ah... okay!" Xie Juxing's face stiffened for a moment, then he quickly regained his smile.
Where did you meet Yun Qing?
"Hmm... Celestial Bird Secret Realm."
"Lingguang Pavilion is heavily guarded. Do you know how Yun Qing got in?"
"have no idea."
Where did he take you?
"have no idea."
Where do you end up after being freed from your puppet state by a kind person?
“Uh, Huai River Bridge.”
"...Did you see the kind person's face? Did you speak to them? And what about the potion?"
"I had no idea!!" Xie Juxing stood up angrily. "Senior sister! I finally came back, can't you tell me something else?"
"Then I have nothing to say to you. Don't be lazy in your cultivation next time, or you won't even be able to protect yourself when you encounter danger." Qi Yuan calmly sipped her tea.
"Senior sister! I'm never talking to you again!" Xie Juxing stormed out of the room. Qi Yuan instinctively reached out to stop her, but then withdrew her hand.
She put down her teacup, got up, and walked towards Ganlin Peak.
Since Wu Rongqiu became a disciple, Ganlin Peak, which originally belonged to Yunqing, has been hers.
"Junior Sister Wu, may I come in?"
"Ah, sure!" The voice from inside the door sounded slightly hesitant.
"Senior Sister, is there something you need from me?"
"After you became the personal mentor, the initial excitement wore off, and you became quite arrogant, didn't you?"
Wu Rongqiu paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Yes. I was very happy when I was first chosen as your personal disciple. But after calming down, I realized that I was no match for you at all. I shouldn't have become your personal disciple."
“No. You deserve it; you excel in every aspect. But the image I have of you is that of a dashing and capable player during competitions, not someone timid and hesitant, feeling inferior. I hope you can regain that form,” Qi Yuan said calmly.
“…Thank you. I understand.” Wu Rongqiu said after a long silence.
Qi Yuan stared intently at the person in front of her: "The real reason I came to see you is to discuss serious matters. What did Junior Sister Xie say when she came to see you just now? Of course, you have the right not to tell me."
“I’m willing to talk about it,” Wu Rongqiu replied quickly. “Junior Sister Xie… she kept asking me about my age, cultivation level, family background, and so on. I don’t know why she’s asking me these things.”
Did you answer?
I gave her a brief answer and didn't go into details.
"Besides that, Junior Sister Xie didn't say anything else?"
"Um...and my health."
“Okay, thank you.” Qi Yuan stood up. “By the way, your parents seem to be ordinary people, right? I’ve seen the information on the list. I think you could remind them to be careful, and that you should protect them…”
"Okay, thank you for opening the shop, Senior Sister," Wu Rongqiu said quickly.
Qi Yuan didn't linger, and just then she ran into Ye Hanyun, who was looking for her: "Senior Sister, I was just about to look for you, why don't you come sit on my peak?"
"You're also talking about Junior Sister Xie, right?"
"right."
The two sat down, and Ye Hanyun said seriously, "Senior sister, don't you think there's something wrong with Juxing?"
“Of course,” she said calmly.
Ye Hanyun leaned closer to her mysteriously and whispered, "Do you think it's possible that Junior Sister Xie has been possessed?"
Qi Yuan punched him on the head and said expressionlessly, "Impossible. What I care about most right now is why she lied and how she solved the puppet technique."
"How about I go and sound them out?" he asked cautiously.
"It's no use asking. Xie Juxing hasn't told the truth at all. I came out from the Huai River Bridge. There were spirit stones there, and no one passed by, let alone what she said about being rescued at the Huai River Bridge. I'm more inclined to believe she's been bewitched," Qi Yuan said in a deep voice, her brows furrowed with worry.
Ye Hanyun slapped her thigh: "We don't know what happened to her, but I do know why she left home. Actually... Juxing is a child adopted by Madam Ling. Ever since the death of the Pavilion Master of Lingguang Pavilion, Madam Ling has been eager for a child who is under her control, which is why Juxing left Lingguang Pavilion."
"So that's how it is. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Does Madam Ling really keep a close eye on her? If that's the case, I'll have to abandon my previous idea," Qi Yuan said coldly.
What are your thoughts?
"Xie Juxing is setting us up."
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